W indium III ‘ ’illcob rooms a
limit 4 house on Thymus cushion».
lint.“ M, 1W11I§ Wheeler cl Booth
4 MM Vito happened to In there,
I:
' . slibolnooiis m.
W and the neighbors appear to be oi!
Complete loss with All IIIB
Coolants—Worth $5.000
WWWER MAI WIIE
lllll HIS llEE
Has Not Been Seen in Vicinity
Since Last Evening
m
The residence of Jacob Thomn, on
the West Rock's Rood Was complete-
iy destroyed by fire lust evening, and
it is retired that the owner lost his
lite as no trace at him has been round
up to a late hour this morning. .
The one started about 7'0 oloop, rind
at the time no one was in the house,
so for as known. Mrs Thomn and two
daughters were away from home 'at
the time The husband and‘tallier nan
been seen about the grounds a dew
minutes before the illlmes broke out,
the opinion that he went into the
building and lying down tell asleep.
Mire-Thomn states thatthere was
no tire to the house. as the «family had
only had a wood tire for the past few
days, and she in at a loss to‘ know how
the demos Viol-ted.
some thongs noises welul heard:
ktIrted on inmtlgatlon, but was un
solo to and snyono. n isms: known
«not the totally had any enemies but
the opinion is that In incendiary tor,
the building on hrs.
The ion on the structure and con
tents none of which were saved will
mm to between $4. 000 and $5,000
WWII WIWWIII IIIIWWWIE "W
AW] Willi SllPPll III.
New concern Succocds Inmco
II. Stevens at 42 Water St,
Starling Today W
The South Norwnlk Hardware and
Auto Supply Company. successor to
Jslnsillil. smells, at 42 Water street.
opened its doors this morning with
Ferdinilnd L. Hooch, of East Norwolk,
on monster. Ind promises to be one
at «South M's moot enterprising
concerns within I short limo.
The store will «keep ill] stock the
standard oils. mm and locations.
and will our hmlcuior attention to
the automobile Ind motor host trolls
though hurd‘wore VIII he curried coulo-
whot ox Ivoly. 4,
Departing whom the custom or Mr.
stations. who has been pnopflotor or
the store tor some courier oi ll con
logy. the hill monument ivlli lasso
noon on sundsy until it o‘clock noon.
tor the accommodation or ball lulu
hip. Stevens will continue in til store
tor ll short Mills. lein W. has. Mr.
dummy W ,_ 4_ 4
WIN ’oisndiilti.
' I... lion‘s null Filled With a»
Iliorry Polly M Young Poor
plo last Evening
IN“
the equipment oi the Southern New
“'Ilhl‘slsnd Telephone Company's 80th
ten, last evening. for every telephon-
ite was in attendance upon the first
annual dance or the Blue Bell Athletic
Association, an organization compos-
ed oi the young men employed In the
local once and the other departments
of the company. From ;-‘Mano.ger Mou-
ricc lH._Nutting downto the youngest
operator (in point of sorVice), they
were all there, with the exception oi I
*suiiicisnt force to keep telephones
flciency.
street but u few doors away from the
handsome new telephone building it
self, where all were ready to answer
any emergency call which with: be
referred to complaint operator}, No
trouble was reported however, and all
present were permitted to enjoy atull
evening of pleasure.
The programs were mostnttroctive
the hull was most prettliydecorstod
and the young ladies were handsomely
gownedu indeed. everything pointing
to success and enjoyment was fitting-
ly nrranged.44 There were numbered
among the guests those who had no
connection with the telemlone . com-
pany, but few were present who use
never been connected. telephonlcslly
smoking, and who Md not come In
contact with some of the ”lephonltes
present. 9 W ‘
it was a MIX crowd. tomop
body had a good time. Hubbcll’s ‘11!-
ric orchestra dioponllod most delight-
iul music. which seemed in Itself to
promote a tooling or mm iolliiiscn-
tlon.
There were twenty dances on the
program dedicated on follows: “To
the Operators,” "Comment“! Deplrtr
ment," “That mile in Busy" (old in-
{other sound); "Hold the Line.
Hesse," “Plant Department,” “1111 Con
was
(Continued on Sixth Pout.)
slicer cullnlcms r,
arm TII IIBIIE litre
diridge Construction Committeelnsn
Thomas I. Raymond, at South Non
walk spent yesterday in New York
city on business. and while there
called upon Contractors Mellow.
Burton Ind Company. the construction
firm which received the contract tor
the new Washington street bridge.
The contractors are arranging their
details preparatory to moving onto
the around sod things are lormins
into composite ‘shapo quite rahidiy.
There was. no mention: or the
.iirjdgo Construction Committee. lost
evening. hut there will be ssvoni
meetings in the very near future tor
there is much work to be done.‘
Ixcouuclulolw mm.
The room annual insulin: oi tho ole
dounoillow Associstion. or li‘slrlioid
county. out he litigant“ :Noruolll.
inst evening. I following officers
were OthdlI-I. .
handout-slit. J. (lesion Dcnburlr.
ascrotuywi-lorry 'mwinz. idiom-
lord. -
'i‘msurow 49 Magnum. ileum
iswltchooarlls and other portions or 4
Norwsllr bronch- were entirely torgot- _
working in the usual manner oi ci- ‘
The dance was held in the new Red ‘
Men's wlgwam. In West Washington _
“infill é‘olpi’uittps soil to it tuft svsllil‘i‘
R
House Members on Ilulylll IIal-i
lord Yesterday Viola Very
Fell“. in Number
IIEBIIE III SEWIIE
RElllllllWli JIIIIBESWPS
Purl-y Accuses iIWomoci-nis oi
Pioyillp Politics
M
llAnrronoL April oo—nnmi‘y
chairs by the score made the house
members who attended to duty yester-
day realize that there were dew in. mini.-
bar. Scarcely‘ titty attended the Friday
oesson. and the attendance in the
other branch nannies slim. The son-
ntors present were: Johnson, oi Hart.-
liord; Wort Purcell. Cheney, sto-
ms. Quinn. Neebe. Kelsey. McGrst‘iI.
Perry. Weed and Johnson. of Mont-
ville. with Senator [shell in the chair.
The chaplain prayed that those who
have the responsibility for the law
making do not dorxet the command-
ment to keep the Sabbath day holy.
When the scouts look up irom the
Ii. bowls, deputy splice. at Berlin. Mr
will. motion still. Purcell tnnt- w
im‘j by. The latter 5M5“
‘ resolution appointing
Judge
Stevens domdndod that some explode-
tion beggipn the senate why illore
woo delay In acting on these resolu-
dour withers was no Win to
those indies.
’ Mr. Phl'chIlcinIMId that It was be-
ing done It the request at other Iona.-
tors who were not in uttendsnco.
Mr Stevens (lectured thnt he was
opposed to Friday sessions, but had
coins ‘yssis‘nlsy intending to do busi-
nods end it film was to be daisy he
slim immedibtely idiom the some
b‘y‘demondlig n roll call A very viz.
orl‘ido dobivté‘ ‘ioliowcd in which a num»
ber oi solifitors took part. ond rotor~
once woo Wounds to til duct that the
Judicim committee had sent in‘thollc
names.
Senator Perry said that it was to
be expected that they would be so
ccptuble to the scouts. bums some
senators bod "thought that on ion
should be delayed on account of I . iii
which would cm the novel-nor power
to oppoint judges he said that he
could suite that Governor Bnldwin
does not wishto milks these “’9di
mourn. it he hill! the power he would
not know what to do with it II this
(Continued on threltth pun.)
outcrop . le vFAt’I'tIII.
The Men‘s industrial Mucus oi the
South Normik. Minimum Church
ill-outed fill. new honor. it“. Whit.
Wampum among their number int
evening. It the monthly muting. Will
lism Elwin
million welcomed the
pesto: slid sols ii short history oi
the work or the missiles. my.
WIIlohoul Whitman ll. response
their one oil-null on: non lssl evo-
" v-sgest social suction“ that has ever
‘Norwslk‘ corps 9
calendar the resolution appointlnl
Gloom G. Griswold, Judge. and obsess .
Ellwood YMMV PM“ W”...
l. at New Britain. 1“. :
s so lussl mulls-islet. ‘W
(Drum Carol. ISM I his success. It
plug. in the Town Assembly flail.
There were six VIIitiug corps. and they
also scored a his bit with the local
people. The ball on one or the big-
mi. held in rile moi-wand Ind the
rod toils lino hosts.
«cont 8: 30 0'04 4k the visiting drum
come. with the dial-walk corps.cslne
th‘Ough the streets of Norvislkirom
South WNorvlollr playing their belt, snd4
marched into the monthly hall. which
VIII. overdowlnz with people. The dit-
terent corps sill lied to one side
at the hell anti loved one selection.
were appreciate by all in attendance.
The drum in Wors were the feature
of the march from South- Norwaik to
Norwalk—«Steplien Orris. at Court Nar-
ruk Fire and Drumfillrm. led the pup
rode. Court Numlt Vito led by Fred
Raymond. of gut U. :5. Emilio Coti-
nsctlcut Both Cut the drummuors
showed great skill in their work Ind
were highly praihed. “
Tile visiting drum cords were:
Mount Vernon. Port Chester, Orion
this, Maples and Seaside. from Stum-
tord and the Wilton Fife and Drum
Corps
As soon as each corps had played
its selection, the members were invit-
ed to the Court W4'3iiurrulls vi-iali. where
hopper was served They then came
back and enjoyed tho dancing.
\
W music for dnnollm
“its“ navlu‘ Lions
marine.
until-than, 0h
Noggin .iloward
Andria-on. Ralph ColeI.
hints. Thomas Conley, Willism Find
ler. l‘red Amundsen. Wollst- Gilmodo.
r
cult Amundsen.
'dflIIn corps. . .
.s. “dun—MM
FIIE'ELI. T0
I!!!” I. MW“
. m
A farewell potty in honor oililnrry
wmm. of New Haven, was given
It the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
Buddoley. o: 80 dilly avenue. ~80th Nor-
walk, inst evenlns. by the choir oi the
South Norwalk Methodist lpiocopsi
Church. Mr. Ranks has been cranial:
and musical director of the chair for
the put your and has done splendid
work. and III who hnvphsd the pious
hrs 0‘! mention Hurry m rill-y sorry
to think he is to Issve.
The am pm oi, the evening was
devoted to tensor-lug the music do:-
euilus‘y. In» Which the soon. was on:
lowed. Various gums were plowed!!!
null then In “learned to Mdinintw
room. when: I. dsudy sprout titrated.
And III protect vowed um Mrs. ‘Bld‘
dole; certainly could prepare the toad.
After the slits wore over “carol toasts
were given Ind oils: iHsnnsh allude
icy fled the ioiiowlilg plumsf compos-
ed «by hemli: 4
Pulls—JIM the Choir. .
Dill mummies your hands Irs
' nouns. WI will
”’ bolero no
. court NM "of; o! A., one and
_ the [clinic] boys "mG home."
Muller's orchosm milked exceb
lions; : 1.
Walter W
Brown, new Announce, liidwurd’
Fred .l‘eu- .
HIrold Vsrdcy. Stephen Orrin Ind 44
The reception committee was the;
WW ultra
FORECAWT
m tonight or Buildup: contort
PraclliililVViioon gills Vol VII
Named Succcmr lo
IllllllWWI "WWII WWII
HII'REWWWEWIMIIWS
other democratic donarossnlell
Are Willing tor Sunshine
ior Inc Foillliul
< . .u—m.
'1‘”;
wnsnluorolv, 314). 4c., .lgrll 26.~
Connecticut patronage limiters are
pmticanlyl at succumb and have
been tor sover‘oi weeks. But there is
a communist idiom name
mm of We W soon shine on
President, Wilson has not yet sent
to the Bennie ll nominsuon or ll
judge in the piece of the late Judge
'Plutt. and that is on appointment
which innit. be out ql’ the way,I
in the opinion of the members of
the House from Gonnectlcut. before
m
(Continued on Eighth 38qu
run. Numoiifildra4 Bills, and
“Pollonio‘iurilsli Aways
Recoil “
M . 5
The Norwolk “MM is so over-
crowded tint soother accident «to
would nice; the minorities nun eu‘l
bum-sing pontiootfiitiloush on occu-
Iion they could attend to'sevoiol more
emergency potioois. The ctrnin would
he more than the institution should be
subjected to. paperweight, lovely I?“
intllc hospital is occupied .llnd every
It'lualble room baboon turned into I.
bedroom. Monte one being turned
swsy Ild chore II I long waiting list.
Dr. William J. Tracey was called
from this once todly end he admitted
that the bonito! 'illrd‘olng hourly all it.
con in the number‘ot pedestal. He
spoke strongly in iovor or the sddi
tunnel hospiiui isollitios (or which I
:‘committso is now worms industrious-
poilltcd oin which convinoiugm
out the overcrowded condition
of the institution is, in Itself; ' 4,3
Nor hourly s «10th now thorn hos
boonunuhicorplotunrmonduty
Ind loot night several extra ones
were pulled to the My. increased
torso 'l‘ho cum on. doing yoomon
mortise W In helping motorinily so
light'oh the bufdoii which Is OIM
by the numerous mun. ‘
'i‘ils distill: room. the nurses: room
then room. the pol-lot sud the recov—
orihg room hots been turned into
Wis! words? and src occupied to
Mr italics stunt. mm III".
wnlcil we: won muted.
cots owl Incident cellos soothe“
11‘ ill
W time yesterday looming. 'lule‘y appear
slot-k. demanding that they be given
‘ candy rind other things dear to the
“nourished it at the children; yelling.
~L children‘scmomod Iud‘ dad in terror.
other paltronuge questions will be de-
_ dew, Mrs. Roscoe again opened her
4 “lived. the men Were gone.
drsn from .jSiorI 10
“ Bob‘li
w.
men and children of West Norwalk in
a. state oi" terror just before school
ed at several houses More nine
o’clock, and ottw the mills members '
of the nominee had gone to their
something. Their elrorts met with
little siliceous, but. they became bolder
and bolder as they proceded. They
were seen passing John Shannon
Hoyt's calm house will the home of
N-. c. Morehouse.
A little later. they approached the
Village store cunductod by Mrs. Rus-
coe, widow of one of the oldest resi-
dents oi the neighborhood. A dozen
or more school children. on thelr‘wpy
to school. lied stopped to get some
childish. heart. which Miro Roscoe
cells. They wereintheroadiustmw
side the store when the men came up.
mm“; a pfiooi, one or the men
Beat It. you kids. "quick." The
on. distance, seeing the men ap-
proach, slammed the front door of her
store. locking and barring it. 011940!
the men went to the door and knock-
ed. ' f.
' "What do you want?" asked Mrs.
Roscoe from. inside
“Cider" held the man with the
pistol in oil. hand
"i dpn’t {loop olden", said his.
double to solo on currents.
«‘1 mail when around Momm4,
jorswiiogstlu bill. homosm‘
sud lesi‘in‘g
.hors, vikohsdabsénlnlomcddtuolr
‘ presence by the children they deport
WheWrfi'hotth seems;
ed hastily. ,
‘Beoinvi their departure 3&6m I. will.
store, but by the tinge the neighbors
“HOW LIKELY
Til WEN“!
i I
lino. and though mooring untold
or. or Bronchnheyollng point-
er who to «thirty loot while Vol-king
yesterday on‘ the goalie work shove
Mechanic ail-cot. never uttered cool-d
oi complaint and assisted those who
were willing wsitcro upomdlim nature
the arrivsl or the-ombulnncc. though»
winning at every move from the so-
u lllilil noun :3; ‘ : : .
iiiilll IliiHIiIiliIli ; w.
wul. Plslol Dere so... cull-4 . ::
Two dcunlten radians put the vm W
Roscoe: “You use better go 93% I “new?
Exhibiting a rare example oi. tom
dawn your so: w w
w M, w “:4“: ~n,w.nrl
rose ls mil. common
now in Hungary . The pluilitltt‘
young Woman, who alleged co ~
imbecility She was mot-lied
velnber 6, 1910, and tiring the
months she lived with her 11- ~
she lettulliln tour times on moo f
his behavior. W’I‘hé' lost “the
trim and went Il‘ome, her i
picked up his belongings Ind
‘iImptivll. 511:di gifi‘ l. W
_S:..' . d“3’5‘—( Iii
(Continued on mirth
Illllillilil liliii ‘ ‘
L i nu
‘Josepil Zimmerman, hi. can 4 .
president oi the Adams mom
pony, was arrested on ll body '
lerdsy, but. to out on a; mi
He must remain within the
until his due is settled.
vsre pain he was suffering. Much.
is it fine specimen of manhood. be-
ing about ”I foot tall. brood shoulder-‘
ed and or musivo M310. and it is
probably his athletic ton uncles whichI
responsible for the duct that he
is reported It the bushel today so
resting comfortably.
Despite wt: to the most that
Brunch died yesterdn‘y Ittocnoon ill.
4 o'clock no is doing so nicely as could
be expected under the cimlnotonoo‘o.
Ind it is hoped that he will mover.
MIT Vlfiig'fll WWII)! 6? TH;
‘ 4 ' cums.
on $11th uttcruoon next the loot
,hsid In the Mom Norwhlk '0 gm
lionsl *iillul'ch. at mid. 'l‘lli
out at the most successful
vapor mrvicoiiot the is»... will he
dill: llll ion‘rloll til! ., .7,
re “Ivorhoi Ihdth ll . _.
, it some the . "Io
memo was at Yale. he 's
'Ohum come to Nor-whit on I‘ up:
in a tight with it trolley car
which resulted in notion (or
demons being brought
two in the common 1) 4 4'
Jud t was thsln'
.275. still... insist or _4
no is going to take the soon .
oath. the court iumllnt. ‘
Norwalk Chronicler